Kilo Lingo

el

masculine

/θintuˈɾon/

Line drawing of cinturón
Coloured illustration of cinturón
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Translation

belt

Word origin

From cintura ('waist'), from Latin cinctura, from cingere ('to gird, to encircle'), which also gives English 'cincture' and 'precinct'.

Origin
Latin
Root
cinctura
English cognates
cincture, precinct

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralcinturones

Examples

Ponte .

Put on your seatbelt before setting off.

cuero combina .

This leather belt goes with the shoes.

¿ algún ?

Have you seen my black belt anywhere?

.

The belt is a little too big for me now.

: adelgazado.

He tightened his belt one more hole: he had lost weight.

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This word is part of lesson 39.